franciscan prayer-life the soul of all we are and do
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FRANCISCANFRANCISCANPRAYER-LIFEPRAYER-LIFE
The soul of all we areThe soul of all we are
and doand do
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FORMS OF PRAYERFORMS OF PRAYER
• VerbalVerbal
• MeditationMeditation
• Spiritual ReadingSpiritual Reading
• ContemplationContemplation
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FORMS OF PRAYERFORMS OF PRAYER
• Find the most suitableFind the most suitable
• Change to suitChange to suit
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VERBAL PRAYERVERBAL PRAYER
• active, vocalactive, vocal
• from memoryfrom memory
• read a textread a text
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MEDITATIONMEDITATION
• on Scriptures,on Scriptures,
esp. Gospelesp. Gospel
• active in mind and spiritactive in mind and spirit
• reflectivereflective
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SPIRITUAL READINGSPIRITUAL READINGdaily spiritual food
Read:
• ScriptureScripture
• life of Jesus, or saintlife of Jesus, or saint
• prayerprayer
• spiritual lifespiritual life
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CONTEMPLATIONCONTEMPLATION“Be still and know“Be still and know
that I am God”that I am God”
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SIMPLE CONTEMPLATIONSIMPLE CONTEMPLATION
Be quiet in God’s presence:
• silently aware of Godsilently aware of God
• not thinking or imaginingnot thinking or imagining
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BEING WITH GODBEING WITH GOD
Rest in God’s presence
• clear the mindclear the mind
Stop:
• activityactivity
• planningplanning
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BEGINBEGIN
Sit down, relax, let go
• aware of God,aware of God,
loving Fatherloving Father
• acceptaccept
• surrendersurrender
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CONTINUECONTINUE
• praise Godpraise God
• thank Godthank God
• ask Godask God
• repentrepent
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IN TOUCH WITH GODIN TOUCH WITH GOD
• HolyHoly
• comfortingcomforting
• healinghealing
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CONTEMPLATION IS CONTEMPLATION IS SUBVERSIVE!SUBVERSIVE!
• source of strengthsource of strength
and energyand energy
• makes bold evangelizersmakes bold evangelizers
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SUBVERSIVE!SUBVERSIVE! (Galatians 2:20)
“I no longer live for myselfbut Christ lives in me”
• Change the worldChange the world
• Bring in Kingdom of GodBring in Kingdom of God
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GOD ISGOD ISBEFORE YOU,BEFORE YOU,
WITH YOU,WITH YOU,IN YOUIN YOU
Stop relying on the earthStop relying on the earth
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GOD WATCHES GOD WATCHES OVER YOU,OVER YOU,LOVES YOU,LOVES YOU,GIVES YOU GIVES YOU
HIMSELFHIMSELF
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GOD ALONEGOD ALONE
CAN FILLCAN FILL
YOUR HEARTYOUR HEART